Introduction

2012

Our Beginnings

LEXT began as a company specializing in certain types of Intellectual Property services, such as the Analysis of the Registrability of Trademarks, Renewing Trademark Registrations and the Payment of Patent Annuities.
This had emanated from the development of a strong partnership with multinational companies seeking in their partners, credibility and a high quality service combined with agility and flexibility of management and costs.

2013-2015

Over time, more services were added, so that today we offer a complete selection of services in the Intellectual Property area, always with high quality in mind and always with agility as well as being geared to meet the needs of our clients.

About us

The trademark LEXT originated by combining the words 'LAST' (the closing remark or comment) with the word NEXT (immediately following in time, order, importance), so that LEXT is the present or actual moment, the exact moment or the moment of creation. If an invention is the spark of the creator, the inventor showing the world his creativity, the reality becomes the creation of his mind and this is perpetuated in time.

Who are we?

Mission,Vision,Corporate Values

Partnerships

Awards

In 2017 we were chosen as the Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year in Brazil

Kris Williamson

Graduate in Sociology from University of Leicester and Law form the University of London, England; Member of the Bar of England and Wales; Member of the Brazilian Bar Association; Post-Graduate in Intellectual Property from Fundação Getúlio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro; Industrial Property Agent; Member of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI), International Trademark Association (INTA) and Institute of Trademark Attorneys (ITMA). Practices in the areas de trademark registration, patents, software and copyright; franchising; contracts transferring technology and rendering technical services; domain names; unfair competition; protection of trade secrets and rights of image.

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Trademarks

We operate in all stages of the protection of trademarks, including clearance by analyzing the registrability of a particular trademark (in a search), up to the actual application to register a trademark before the PTO.
In regards to trademark searches we conduct initial clearance searches, analyze the results and prepare a specific report for each client. We frequently work with multinational companies which also specialize in this type of service worldwide, enabling us to access diverse databases, with the additional more important factor of speeding-up the delivery of results to clients.
In respect of registering trademarks before the PTO, our staff and partners have ample capacity and experience, providing advice as to the best form of protection for the intellectual property assets of each client, as well as any subsequent defense that may have to be presented in the administrative sphere before the PTO itself.
Our staff is trained to provide clients not only with the comprehensive yet concise answers, but also to be as quick as possible with that response.
We operate both in the domestic and international markets, which means that we advise national and international firms on the protection of their intellectual property in Brazil as well as other countries around the world.

Patents

We operate at all stages of the protection process of patents, from the conception of an invention within a firm up to the protection of the patent in Brazil and the rest of the world.
We also ensure, that at the stage before the development of the project, verification is undertaken nationally and internationally to determine the existence of other similar inventions which could create future problems, not just preventing registration of the patent, but also so as to avoid judicial issues.
Apart from our prior art investigations, we also work in the whole administrative area before the PTO so that we can secure a guarantee as to exclusivity of the Patent.
Our technicians can work in practically all the main knowledge areas with the ability of being able to steer the drafting and perfecting of a patent. This facilitates the development of internal policies within a company generating more and more new products and processes
We operate both in the domestic and international markets, which means that we advise national and international firms on the protection of their intellectual property in Brazil as well as other countries around the world..

Industrial Designs

We also operate in the guidance and protection of Industrial Designs, not only in Brazil, but abroad.
Industrial Designs more often than not, are Intellectual Property assets which are not fully protected within a company, although in many cases they are an equitable solution for the protection of items that are difficult to quantify.
We offer assistance in the whole registration process of an Industrial Design before the PTO from filing up until grant of registration.
This assistance extends not only in Brazil, but also abroad.

Software

In Brazil there is a specific law protecting computer software which outlines the parameters of protection available.
This protection is strategic to avoid any type of problems cropping up in the future, whether they are in the area of civil law, company law or even employment law. As such, this is an asset which needs to be very well managed within a company.
Accordingly, we provide guidance as to the best protection as well as registering Software in Brazil which is done before the PTO and abroad. .

Copyrights

Today much of Copyright involves the entertainment industry, whether it is radio, TV, cinema, theater, the Internet or other media.
In this regards, our firm not only records Copyright before the relevant authority, but is involved with contracts and litigation, aiming to secure better protection of our clients, as well as the best legal framework for each case.

Contracts

Our firm is fully qualified to act in the recordal of trademark and patent licenses, not just in the drafting of the actual licensing contract, but also in the necessary steps to record a license before the PTO.
We have skilled professionals, specialized in the contractual area, who can perform an overview of the entire process, not restricted to Intellectual Property but extending into the realms of Taxation and Company Law. This allows us to provide the best answer to the specific requirements of each individual client.
The whole recordal process is carried out before the PTO which we offer full monitoring .

Litigation

In the area of litigation we work in partnership with general practice law firms specialized in Civil Procedure.
In this area, our focus is the technical guidance, writing and editing of the content of judicial actions, since we have the expert technical knowledge, and more than we know our client’s needs.

Consulting

Our professionals work not only with the administrative and judicial aspects of Intellectual Property, but also consulting businesses focusing on specific services where technical knowledge of the subject is required.
Among the services we offer in this regard are:

Analysis and Audit of Portfolio and Contracts

Analysis and Drafting of Commercial Contracts

Due Diligence of Intellectual Property

Patent Drafting

Patents – Freedom to Operate Reports

Lectures

Who are we?

LEXT is a company specializing in Intellectual Property, and our core philosophy is to be totally focused on client satisfaction.
Our team consists of high caliber technical professionals with all the requirements to offer clients, from very small enterprises to large multinational companies, a high quality, clear and precise service.
Our professionals constantly update themselves by participating in major organizations dedicated to Intellectual Property in Brazil and around the world, so that they are then equipped to handle all types of problems that can arise.
In addition, we have a modern structure, with the state of the art systems, which ensure security of information and agility in response for the diverse needs of clients and the market place.

Mission

Our mission is to provide guidance and protection of Intellectual Property assets with high quality services, technical assistance, within a minimum time and with high efficiency, by professionals with a high degree of knowledge of the subject matter, motivated and committed to the success of the client, within a single work ethic.

Vision

To be a company with global foresight, innovative in the Brazilian market, extremely efficient, seeking not only our own growth, but also the expansion of the importance of Intellectual Property in this country.

CORPORATE VALUES

Client Focus

Ethics and Transparency

Trust

Responsibility and Respect for others

Motivated, Accomplished and Committed Professionals

Quality

Agility

Clear, Objective and Transparent Communication

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Partnerships

Dissemination and Teaching of Intellectual Property in this country

PARTNERSHIPS

Our office works with several partnerships, both in Brazil and abroad.
In Brazil we work in partnership with general law firms, branding agencies, advertising agencies, accounting firms, incubators, associations and any other entities or companies that can help or we can contribute to a good business development.
Outside of Brazil, we work in cooperation with many offices in all countries of the world, and also multinational companies specialized in specific services, such as trademark searching, and renewal companies.